Mineral resources of the Scorpion Wilderness study area, Garfield and Kane counties, Utah

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OSTI ID:5483076

Bartsch-Winkler, S; Jones, J L; Kilburn, J E; Cady, J W; Duval, J S; Cook, K L ^[1]; Lane, M E; Corbetta, P A ^[2]

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1. US Geological Survey (US)
2. US Bureau of Mines (US)

This paper reports on the Scorpion Wilderness Study Area which covers 14,978 acres in south- central Utah in Garfield and Kane counties. No mining claims or oil and gas leases or lease applications extend inside this study-area boundary. Demonstrated subeconomic resources of less than 30,000 tons of gypsum are in this study area. The mineral resource potential is low for undiscovered gypsum in the Carmel Formation, for undiscovered uranium in the Chinle Formation in the subsurface, and for undiscovered metals other than uranium. The energy resource potential is low for geothermal resources and is moderate for oil, gas, and carbon dioxide.

• OSTI ID: 5483076
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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